anecdote /ˈænɪkˌdoʊt/ noun plural anecdotes
plural anecdotes
Learner's definition of ANECDOTE
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: a short story about an interesting or funny event or occurrence逸事；趣闻 — anecdotal
/ˌænɪkˈdoʊtl̟/ adjective [more anecdotal; most anecdotal] -
I enjoyed the book's anecdotal style.我喜欢这本书的逸事风格。
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His conclusions are not supported by data; they are based only on anecdotal evidence. [=evidence in the form of stories that people tell about what has happened to them]他的结论缺乏数据支持，只是依据一些传闻。